Wreath



Aug. 12 1924.

B. H. MARSHALL WREATH Filed Dec. 21 1925 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS PatentedAug. 12, 1924.

UNITED STATES BURNS HENRY MARSHALL, OF DETROIT, MIGHIGAN.

Application filed December 21, 1923. Serial No. 682,030.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BURNS H. MARSHALL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne, State of Michigan, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Wreaths, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements 1n decorative wreaths which ingeneral are of a floral nature, and it consists in the combinations,constructions and arrangements of parts herein described and claimed.

An object of the invention is to provlde a wreath of the characterdescribed which is formed of sections made of cardboard, light gagemetal, or like material, each of the sections being fashioned in thesimilitude of foliage and the several sections being connected togetherin such manner that the wreath composed thereof has a natural and highlyornamental appearance.

A further object of the invention is to pro vide a wreath of thecharacter described which is adapted to be produced at a relatively lowcost and which is not likely to get out of shape readily.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription, considered in conjunction with the accompany- 30 ingdrawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of an incomplete wreath showing the manner ofassembling certain of the elements thereof,

Figure 2 is a fragmentary perspective view showing the relation of afoliage section and a spacing section of the wreath to each other and toa binding wire,

Figure 3 is a plan view of a ring-shaped binding wire which may becomprised in the wreath,

Figure d is a planwiew of one of the spacers opened out, and

Figure 5 is a plan View of one of the foliage sections in opened out orunfolded position.

A wreath embodying the invention in the form now preferred by mecomprises alternating foliage and spacer sections 1 and 2, respectively,bound together and carried by a binding ring 3. Each of the foliagesections 1 comprises a palmated body formed of a thin sheet ofcardboard, thin gage metal, or other suitable flexible and resilientmaterial. The palmated body of which each of the sections 1 consists isclearly shown in Figure 5, and the material of which it is composed maybe colored, embossed, or have any desirable printing or indicia, ordesign produced thereon. The palmated body has finger-like radialprolongations 4 which have the edges thereof serrated or curved as shownin imitation of the marginal 'line of a leaf of any particular tree orflower, as for instance, the leaf of holly. The palmated body may bebent substantially into conical shape and is held in such shape by theengagement of a tab or lug portion 5 thereof at one lateral edge of thebody with a slot 6 which is located adjacent to the opposite lateraledge of the body, the slotted portion of the body being overlapped bythe tabcarrying portion of the body.

The sections 1 are strung on the binding wire 3 and each two adjacentsections 1 are spaced apart by one of the spacers 2. Each of the spacers2 comprises a flat body consisting of two elongated similar portions 7which have angular end portions indicated at 7*, each of such angularend portions being united along one lateral edge to the other angularend portion, thus producing a fold line, indicated at 8, so that one ofthe portions 7 may be folded to overlie the other portion 7 and willthen be co-extensive in area with the latter. The portions 7 of eachspacer are reduced in width adjacent to their free ends as indicated at9 to provide tongues 10 and the superposed tongues of each folded spacermay be inserted through the slot 6 of the preceding section 1 on thebinding wire. The succeeding section 1 on the binding wire receives thefolded angular end portions of the spacer and is held by the latter inspaced relation to the preceding foliage section 1.

The binding wire 3 may be a single length of spring wire bent intocircular shape and having lapped end portions.

From the foregoing description of the "various parts of the device theoperation thereof may be readily understood. When the foliage sectionsand the spacer sections are arranged in alternating relationcircumferentially of the binding wire 3, the spacers will be practicallycompletely encompassed and concealed by the foliage sections and theportion of each foliage section which carries the leaf-resemblingprolongations 1 likewise will be practically completely concealed by theleaf-resembling por-' tion.

Obviously, the invention is susceptible of 5V embodiment in forms otherthan that illus-,

tratedin the accompanying drawings and I, therefore, consider as my ownall modifications and adaptations thereof which fairly fall within thescope ftheappended claims.

I claim:

lrA wreath comprising a-pluralityr of alte'rnating foliage.sectionsimade of a flexible material and spacers, and meanslholdingsaid foliage sections and spacers in ring forma- 2. A wreath comprisingaplurality of sections,eac h formedof a flexible material bent to providea substantially conical-shaped portion having leaf-resemb1ingprolongations at one end thereof, a binding'wire extending throughsaidsections, and-a spacer "between eachtwoadjacent sections. 7

'3, A wreath comprising a plurality of sections, each formed of aflexible material bent to. provide a substantially conicalsha-pedportion having leaf-resembling prolongations at one end thereof, abinding wire extending through said sections, a spacer between each twoadjacent sections, .said spacer conforming in color to said sections andbeing made of a material similar to the material of which said sectionsare composed. f v

4. A wreath comprising a plurality of sections, each formed of aflexible material bent to provide: a substantially conicalshaped portionhaving leaf-resembling prolongationsat one end thereof, a binding wireextending through saidsections, a spacer between each two adjacentsections, each spaeer beingattached to one of said sections andbeingpartiallyreceived within theconical-shaped portion of thesucceeding section.

5. In a wreath, a section, comprising a palmated flat body made of aflexible material,

flower or tree, the palmated portion of said body having cooperativeco-engaging means whereby said body will be held substantially inconical shape, and means whereby a plurality of said sections maybeconnected together in series to form a wreath.

7 -6. In a wreath, a section comprising a palmated flat body made of aflexiblematerial, the marginal line of each finger-like portion of thebody conforming substantially to the marginal line of the leaf of ,aparticular flower or tree, the palmated portion of said body havingco-opera-tive co-engaging means whereby said body-will be heldsubstantially in conical shape, means whereby a plurality of saidsections may be connected together in series to form a wreath, and aspacer between each two adjacent sections of said wreath.

7. In a wreath, a section comprising a palmated flat body made ofa'fiexible material, the marginal line of each finger-like portion ofthe body conforming substantially to the marginal line of the leaf of aparticular flower or tree, the palmated portion of said body havingco-operative co-engaging-nieans whereby said body will be heldsubstantially in conical shape, means whereby a plurality of saidsections may be connected together in series to form a wreath, and aspacer between each two adjacent sections of said wreath, said spacerbeing detachably secured to the preceding section and engaging with thesucceeding section to hold the sections in-spaced apart relation.

BURNS HENRY MARSHALL.

